| 释义 |
artery/ˈɑ:təri/n. (pl. -ies) 1 any of the muscular-walled tubes forming part of the blood circulation system of the body, carrying usu. oxygen-enriched blood from the heart (cf. 参见 VEIN 1a) 动脉 2 a main road or railway line 主要道路；铁路干线 □ arteritis /-ˈraitis/ n.[Middle English via Latin arteria from Greek artēria, probably from airō ‘raise’] |